Old Settler Passes in Emmet County at Age 94
Tom Mahar longtime Emmet County settler born in Ireland May 1 1821 died at 94 6 months in Emmet County hospital funeral at Catholic church with burial in Catholic cemetery. He came from New York City before 1857 helped establish homesteads in Jack Creek township later lived near Mud Lake farmed near Ryan Lake and on the Mahar homestead. Survived by two daughters Mrs Jerrylynn and Mrs Mac Sweeney, sister Mrs Donahue, niece Mrs Otto Brown and other relatives. He was the oldest settler in the county and worked as a weaver before westward migration.
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Tom Mahar
Waele Tom
Emmet County
Reg County
New York City
Jack Creek
Mud Lake
Otto Brown
Wack Creek Township
G. I. Moore
Mahar
Ireland
Mudlake
Iwo
Jerrylynn
Mac Sweeney
Rock Valley
Iowa
Donahue
Neice
Jens Hansen
Christian Church
Oak HS
Schleswig
Germany
United States
Sabula
Jackson County
Clinton County
Ryan Lake
Dundas
Marie Hansen
H. W. Rokenbrodt
Vigraville
Canada
H. F. Origer
Rutland
John N. Hansen
Ketherville
Harry Hansen
Wallingford
Chrissie
Haymond
Manila
Alice
Emma
Christiana
Decessed
Odd Fellowa
Rebekkah
Ehurch
Hansen
Tariffs Could Save Knit Glove Industry, Says Mill Owner
Prosperity rests with domestic glove makers as European war boosts orders and swamps capacity. Mills report over sales and backlogs, urging tariff protection to curb foreign competition and sustain American production amid wartime demand.
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Scotland
Germany
Itsurope
Europe
Postmaster Carpenter Injured At Tuttle Lake
Postmaster Frank Carpenter slipped at Tuttle lake last Saturday wounding the tendons of an ankle. He has been confined to his home since and is unable to use the limb. Recovery hope is that injury is not as serious as it now seems.
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Frank Carpenter
Tuttle Lake
Millionaire Shedd Heads Rock Island Board
John G Shedd was elected chairman of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway board. Nathan L Amater named executive committee chairman. H A Mudge and W H Moore resigned. B F Curry and Francis Leland elected to vacancies. J B Gorman named temporary traffic chief by receiver Jacob M Dickingon. The piece notes Shedd’s influence, Amater proxy control, and the drive to base headquarters in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
John G. Dhedd
Nathan L. Amater
H. A. Mudge
Denver & Rio Grande
W.H. Moore
B. F. Curry
Francis &. Leland
New York
Nathanial Franch
N. J. Amater
John R. Morrow
Charles G. Dawes
Edmund D. Hulbert
John G. Shedd
Charles Hayden
Shedd
Marshall Field & Co
Amater
J. B. Gorman
Rock Island
Mr. Mudge
Eastern Star Grand Officers Named For Year In Des Moines
The Eastern Star Grand Chapter elected officers for the year at Des Moines. Officers include Worthy Grand Matron Mrs Madd Keyser Cedar Rapids and Worthy Grand Patron J H Henderson Jefferson. Also named were Associte Grand Matron Mrs Fannie B Hammill Britt Associate Grand Patron Mr Record Iowa City Grand Secretary Mrs Clare Hughes Grinnell Grand Treasurer Mrs Ida A Webster Waucoma Grand Conductress Miss Anna Stillwell Waukon Associate Grand Conductress Mrs Anne Orris Ottumwa. The block also notes sugar freights and tariff policy impact on 1916.
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Eastern Star
Des Moines
Worthy
Mra
Madd Keyser
Cedar Rapida
J. H. Henderson
Jefferson
Associata
Fannie B. Hammill
Britt
Record
Iowa City
Clare Hughes
Grinnell
Ida A. Webster
Waucoma
Anna] Stillwell
Waukon
Anne Orris
Ottumwa
Thanksgiving Proclamation Urges Nation to Build on Justice
Governor J G W Clarke of Iowa designates Thursday November 26 as Thanksgiving day, calling for gratitude grounded in enduring justice and national duty. He urges Americans to ignore violent folly, turn toward righteous foundations, and lead by example in a world torn by war.
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Ded Moines
G W.clarke
Mantha
America
Iowa
Grand Republic
América
J. G. W. Clarke
Alice
Birthday party honors fourteenth year in school setting
Hostile Jorgenson celebrated her fourteenth birthday last Saturday evening with a party for girls in her class at school chaperoned by Miss Kautsean. A theatre party followed at the movie show with refreshments. Bessie received a watch from her father as a keepsake of the invasion, and Priscilla Booth attended from Eatherville in Ringsted Dispatch.
Bible, sword of the Spirit, stands or falls together
A Week one summary from an evangelistic campaign reports strong attendance and pleasing conduct. Dr Bulgin delivers a forceful sermon defending the Bible as God’s word, its history and preservation. He argues infidelity cannot destroy the Bible and cites its role in history, art, music, and memory.
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Union
Rose
Bulgin
Estherville
Flezer
David
Isreal
Messiah
Elijah
St. Paul
Yusk
Auto loving elderly women drive business push in Iowa
An 72 year old auto enthusiast Mrs Fshervitla and 73 year old Mrs M Ti Jahn lead active lives managing Ratherville prasahouses while expanding greenhouses. Local shopkeepers urged to buy at home from Vindicator and Republican Co with representatives soliciting orders through January 26.
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Fshervitla
M. Ki. Jahn
Ratherville Prasahouses
Damonstrator
John
Jehu
Estherville
Vindicater
Republican Co
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Betherville
Red Oak
Vindicator and
Shriner Meeting Delegation Heads to Sioux Falls
A group of Masons attended a Shriner gathering in Sioux Falls on Wednesday. Supt. Rosser arranged transport for the party, led by J. W. Morse John Peterson and others. Shapers were present for those to receive the order’s hid den mysteries.
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Bly Joy
Sioux Falls
Wiesday
Great Desert
Rosser
Megara
J. W. Morse
John W. Peterson
Thos
Niysson
Oa Dillon
Geo. Goddon
E. VU. Cole
Day Johnston
Andy Smith
Henry Graat
Geo. B. Mahlum
N. Kh. Egbert
E. I. Sondrol
Wm. Tweedy
Frank Haler
John Morrison
Saph
PW. Rosser
R. J. Ridley
Herman Oraneky
Oransky
Thos. Nivison
John Peterson
J. W. Mores
Supt. Rosser
Herman Oransky
Frank Haller
Geo, Mahlum
George Gallagher Celebrates His Ninety-First Birthday
The Spirit Lake Beacon notes Irish merchant tailor George Gallagher will mark his ninety first birth day next Sunday November 7. It hails him as a staunch supporter of the King in Dickinson County and says he would aid in the European conflict if given a chance. A student of history, Gallagher believes the Irish will have a voice in ending the war, even if it takes seven years.
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George Gallagher
Dickinson
George
Mr. Gallagher
Iriad
Snd
Irigh
Spirit Lake
Fish hatcheries and ponds near Spirit Lake progress
The state reports strong work on fish hatcheries between Spirit Lake and East Okoboji. Ponds are planked with wood, cement deemed worthless for thin uses, and gravel walks added between posts. Each pond extended with blocks, cost projected at twenty six thousand dollars. Spirit Lake expected to brim with game fish within three years as pike stock grows.
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Spirit Lake
Okoboji
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